1. Plot

2. Cast

3. Release

4. Reception

5. References

6. External links

• Judd Apatow
• Barry Mendel
• Albert Berger
• Ron Yerxa
• Jeffrey Soros

• Tamara Jenkins
• Jim Taylor
• Phil Alden Robinson
• Evgenia Peretz

• Rose Byrne
• Ethan Hawke
• Chris O'Dowd

• Lionsgate & Roadside Attractions (US)
• Universal Pictures & Focus Features (UK)

Plot

Annie is in an unhappy relationship with Duncan, a college teacher who is obsessed with Tucker Crowe, an obscure musician whose last work was released 25 years ago. Duncan operates a fan site dedicated to Crowe. One day, a package arrives in the mail containing an album, titled 'Juliet, Naked', of acoustic demos of the songs on Crowe’s hit album 'Juliet'. Annie and Duncan listen to it separately, and have an argument over its quality. Annie writes a negative review of it on Duncan’s site.

Crowe comes upon the review and reaches out to Annie through email, thanking her for her honesty. The two quickly form a rapport. Crowe writes to Annie of his regrets as being a poor father to five children with four different mothers. Likewise, Annie discloses her disappointment with not having had any children. Crowe lives near Jackson, his youngest son, and Jackson’s mother, Cat, in America. Crowe is visited by one of his other children, Lizzie, who is pregnant. Lizzie offers Crowe the phone number of another one of his children, Grace; the only one he purposely has had absolutely no contact with. Meanwhile, Duncan meets Gina, a new teacher at his college who shares his enthusiasm for the work of Crowe, and sleeps with her. Upon learning this, Annie breaks up with him.

Crowe soon journeys to London with Jackson for the birth of his first grandchild. He asks if Annie would like to meet up with him in person while he is relatively near her, and she agrees. However, Crowe suffers a heart attack, and Annie ends up visiting him in the hospital. There, Annie meets Jackson and Lizzie and most of Crowe’s exes and other children. Later, after Crowe has recovered and everyone else, besides Jackson, has left, Crowe suggests he and Jackson visit Annie’s home, and she accepts. Duncan discovers Crowe with Annie, and over dinner at Annie’s, expresses his love of Crowe’s work to Crowe’s inherent displeasure and disregard.

After Duncan leaves, Crowe tells Annie that his first love, Julie, the person he wrote his hit album for, visited him at one of his concerts, with their child, Grace. She gave her to him to hold and walked away. Crowe says that he panicked, thinking Julie wasn't going to come back, so he left the baby in a men’s restroom. This was Crowe’s last concert, as he could not bring himself to go in front of a crowd and sing songs that he wrote about Julie anymore. Afterward, Crowe attempts to call Grace to make amends but to no avail, as Grace claims that she already has a father.

Crowe and Annie go to an exhibition that Annie was involved with. Annie bluntly confesses her romantic interest in Crowe, which he reciprocates. Annie’s boss, upon being introduced to Crowe, decides to have him sing for the exhibition. Despite his discomfort, Crowe agrees to sing, playing Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks. That night, Annie and Crowe attempt to have sex, but are interrupted by Jackson, having thrown up. Afterward, Jackson inquires as to when he will be going home to his mother. Crowe asks Annie to come with them, but Annie says that she cannot. She adds that Crowe cannot leave his child for her either, because this is his last chance to do right by his kids. Dropping Crowe and Jackson off at Lizzie’s home in London, Annie says farewell. Back home, Annie is at a bar when Duncan arrives to plead for her forgiveness and ask for a fresh start which Annie declines.

A year later, Annie has moved to London and emails Crowe, sharing that she has decided to have a child on her own, something Crowe had suggested to her earlier. Annie invites Crowe to meet up with her, and he agrees.

During the credits a video of Duncan from his site is shown, revealing that Crowe has released a new album inspired by Annie, which Duncan gives a bad review.

Cast

• Rose Byrne as Annie Platt
• Ethan Hawke as Tucker Crowe
• Chris O'Dowd as Duncan Thomson
• Azhy Robertson as Jackson, Tucker’s son
• Lily Brazier as Ros Platt, Annie’s sister
• Ayoola Smart as Lizzie, Tucker’s daughter
• Denise Gough as Gina
• Eleanor Matsuura as Cat, Tucker’s ex
• Megan Dodds as Carrie, Tucker’s ex

Release

Reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 153 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Juliet, Naked{{'}}s somewhat familiar narrative arc is elevated by standout work from a charming cast led by a well-matched Rose Byrne and Ethan Hawke."^[6] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average rating of 67 out of 100, based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[7]

References

External links

• {{IMDb title|5607096|Juliet, Naked}}
• {{Rotten Tomatoes|juliet_naked}}

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